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Media funding in H2 2012

European Media startup funding raised during H2 2012.

In H2 2012, 79 European Media companies closed 80 funding rounds and raised €362M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 114.8% versus H2 2011. France led by capital raised, and Wayra was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€362M
+114.8% vs H2 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
80
+29.0% vs H2 2011
Companies
79
Top country
France
Rank among sectors
#1
14.5% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
84.3%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
1

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
Media — funding by month, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Jul€21M17
Aug€2.2M8
Sep€52M13
Oct€115M13
Nov€151M17
Dec€21M12

Top countries

by € raised
Media — top countries by capital, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
Media — top countries by capital, H2 2012
France€136M
Sweden€82M
Israel€61M
Russia€33M
UK€21M
Denmark€10M
Germany€6.8M
Italy€5.3M

Stage mix

by € raised
Media — stage mix, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
Media — stage mix, H2 2012
Series D+€248M
Series A€30M
Other€21M
Early VC€20M
Series B€18M
Growth/Late€15M
Seed€11M
Grant€219k

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2012
CompanyStageDateAmount
DeezerSeries D+Oct 2012€101M
SpotifySeries D+Nov 2012€77M
ivi.ru MediaSeries D+Sep 2012€32M
KalturaSeries D+Nov 2012€19M
MyHeritageSeries D+Nov 2012€19M
MobliSeries BSep 2012€17M
DevialetSeries ANov 2012€15M
TrustpilotGrowth/LateDec 2012€10M
7DigitalEarly VCOct 2012€7.7M
Base79OtherNov 2012€7.7M
Lekiosque.frOtherNov 2012€6.4M
UnrulyGrowth/LateDec 2012€4.9M
TriposoOtherJul 2012€3.8M
melty.comEarly VCJul 2012€3.6M
3G MultimediaSeries AJul 2012€3.2M
View all 80 Media deals in H2 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2012, by deal count
← All 2012 Media funding